(~s, raking, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a ~ to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together.
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2.
If you ~ a surface, you move a ~ across it in order to make it smooth and level.
Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly...
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ leaves or ashes, you move them somewhere using a ~ or a similar tool.
I watched the men ~ leaves into heaps...
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